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John Farquhar wins 2012 Zombie Apocalypse Gun & Gear Raffle

3:39pm Monday, August 06, 2012

By Dean Rieck On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 John Farquhar of Mad Duck Firearms Training in West Elkton, OH won the $3,500 prize package for our first gun raffle, benefiting Buckeye Firearms Foundation. "I'm surprised I won," said John. "I bought several tickets, but I really just wanted to support the work of the Foundation. I had a little extra cash after completing one of my self-defense classes...

My Two days with Tactical Weapons Training Group

3:39pm Monday, August 06, 2012

by Clint Lake Whenever you go to a new firearms training school for the first time you’re never too sure what to expect. Will the instructors gravitate toward a ‘Stalinist’ style of teaching where they dictate from on high, expecting the peons to accept their crumbs of wisdom? Or will the instructors lean toward the ‘Yoda-ist’ style of teaching where they teach from experience, with patience,...

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Report: Gun Sales Surge in Wake of Colorado Theater Shooting

7:00am Monday, August 06, 2012

by Chad D. Baus In the wake of the Colorado movie massacre, gun stores have reported an increase in sales. By some estimates, stores across the country, from Colorado to Ohio, have seen sales jump from 40 – 60 percent. The Columbus Dispatch is also covering the sales surge :

Obama to 'evaluate' gun control laws proposed in wake of Colorado mass murder

7:00am Friday, August 03, 2012

by Chad D. Baus The Washington Times is reporting that President Obama is considering support for the latest legislative knee-jerk reaction to mass murder in a "no-guns" zone - a proposed ban on the sale of ammunition online and on standard capacity magazines (neither of which would have stopped the Aurora, CO spree killer). From the article : White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday that...

A gun would give victims a chance

7:00am Thursday, August 02, 2012

The following op-ed by Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson was originally published by The Columbus Dispatch . Republished with permission. by Ken Hanson Shortly after midnight on July 20, 2012, James Holmes entered an Aurora, Colo., movie theater and allegedly committed mass murder. I join millions of American gun owners in extending condolences and support to the victims...

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Letter from Rob Portman and 50 other Senators helps kill U.N. Arms Trade Treaty

9:24pm Wednesday, August 01, 2012

by Dean Rieck By now you have undoubtedly heard that the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty is dead , for the time being at least. Many Second Amendment supporters can share credit for this victory, from the NRA who have been battling this liberty-threatening travesty for years down to individual gun owners who have been making calls to legislators. Some of the most effective opposition came from Ohio's own...

Op-Ed: When Guns Stopped A Massacre

3:00pm Wednesday, August 01, 2012

by Dick Morris On February 12, 2007, a lone gunman, Sulejman Talovic opened fire at the crowded Trolley Square shopping mall killing five bystanders. Armed with a shotgun with a pistol grip, a 38-caliber handgun with rubber grips, and a backpack full of ammunition, he set forth on his rampage through the Mall. But he did not get as far as he had hoped. He was stopped when off-duty police officer...

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One For the History Books

7:00am Wednesday, August 01, 2012

by Jim Shepherd The birds on the South Carolina marsh had to think I'd lost my mind yesterday morning. After quietly watching them do the things that birds do for over an hour, I suddenly jumped away from my camera, did a fist pump, and whooped like a madman. Twitter feeds had confirmed the results of an Olympic event I was too nervous to watch online: Kim Rhode had achieved her goal of becoming...